There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Ferrara by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
6h 58m€72–408Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
9h 31m€39–67Drive 552.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Ferraracar 552.3 km
6h 25m€98–141Fly Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BSL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 19m€72–267Train via Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
7h 3m€78–403Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgiliobus
15h 37m€54–80Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
5h 24m€113–343Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
6h 1m€121–374Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferraratrain
7h 6m€140–382Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 47m€144–374Fly Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BSL - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
4h 51m€70–268
Basel to Ferrara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ferrara is to bus via Milan which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 4h 51m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Kennedy via Milan and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Ferrara via Lugano, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Basel and Ferrara is 588 km. The road distance is 552.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ferrara without a car is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs €70 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Basel to Ferrara, including transfers.
Basel to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Ferrara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Ferrara is to train which takes 6h 58m and costs €70 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 31m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Ferrara via Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 6h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Kennedy via Milan and Bologna Autostazione in around 9h 31m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–700
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Basel to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Basel to Ferrara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Ferrara is 552 km. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from Basel to Ferrara.
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